Intake question

[dartman1965]

I have a 97 Dakota with a 5.2 and have a question.It has the barrel style intake and has started running rough and using oil.Does the plate on the bottom of the intake go into vacuum or is it just a shield?I saw the gasket related to the pan and thought maybe.

 

[mderoy340]

vacuum. Look down inside the throttle body with the butterflies open , you will see oil laying in the bottom if the seal is bad.

 

[teringer]

there is a good you tub video on this problem with a 2 min test

 

[MOPAROFFICIAL]

pull the PCV valve and put your thumb over the valve cover hole feeling for some suction.
If the lower gaskets leaking it'll pull vacuum through the engine crankcase

 

[dusted]

It’s not a bad job to do. Felpro makes a good metal backed gasket.

 

[Jadaharabi]

Hughes I hate to use this name in public.


Hughes makes a repair kit to solve your problem. Others on this form have made their own plates so you might look that up.

HUG 7725

 

[67Dart273]

It’s not a bad job to do. Felpro makes a good metal backed gasket.

Well yeah, lol, it IS I've tore down a few of those engines and the majority of somewhere around 8 have broken / corroded off intake bolts. Evidently the aluminum intake does not go well with those bolts

 

[AJ/FormS]

I had to do that job once; didn't enjoy it one bit. I finally took the front
wheels off. After that it wasn't so bad,lol

 

[dartman1965]

Thanks for the info guys.It sounds like my problem with the oil use and all plus I have a vacuum gauge on the pillar and the vacuum has been dropping off,down to 15 inch's at idle.I hope it will wait till spring with no place inside to work.